Bottle-holding receptacle.



'G. H. VAN 00m BOTTLE HOLDING REGEPTAGLB. APPLIOATIOHi'ILED JULY 13,1910.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

GEORGE H. VAN COURT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE-HOLDING RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application filed July 13, 1910. Serial No. 571,827.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. VAN Col-RT, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Holding Re-(-eptacles, of which the following is a specitable or table cloth.

Figure -1 is a perspective View of my bottle holding receptacle ready toreceive the bottle. Fig. 2 15 a cross section of same showing the bottleheld in position; Fig.3 shows my bottle holding receptacle when tiltedto an angle, to pour out contents of bottle.

Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The bottle holding receptacle may be made of any suitable material. I

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the sides of the receptacle Aare made in an inwardly and outwardly swelling form which may be termedan ogee shape, the bottom C of the receptacle being fiat in order thatit may rest firmly wherever placed, springs I) hold the bottle B firmly.It is designed to have the receptacle A of a larger size than the bottleB, so as to leave a space between the bottle B and wall of receptacle Afor the fluid which usually flows down the outside of a bottle aftersame has been opened and used; the walls of receptacle A are bent. ordistended outwardly from a point E at about midway from the top to thebottom 0 forming a gutter to catch the drippings it is designed toretain, so that the drippings cannot escape therefrom when bot-tle Bwith attached receptacle is lifted from the table and turned on its sideto pour out the contents of bottle, the springs D are made to attach. tothe bottom 0 by a swivel or rivet F.

I do not limit myself to any particular position of the gutter E; it maybe located at any point between the top and bottom of the interior ofsaid walls.

The receptacle may be round, square, or such other shape as may bedesired, round being preferable.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as newand desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

The herein described bottle holding receptacle comprising a circulartray formed with a fiat bottom and sides, the said sides of the traybeing ogee shaped and intermediate portions thereof being formed with adownwardly and inwardly facing annular trough, while the portions of thesides above this downwardly and inwardly facing trough are flaredoutwardly, a pair of intersecting spring strips resting upon the bottomof the tray and having the ends thereof extended upwardly adjacent thesides of the tray for engagement with a bottle, and a fastening membersecuring the intersecting portions of the spring strips to the center ofthe bottom of the tray.

GEORGE H. VAN COURT. \Vitnesscs:

JonN STUART ROBERTS, W. S. SWINEY.

